One of the Primary Purposes of the Federal Reserve System

question 24

Multiple Choice

One of the primary purposes of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is to

• A)guard against national gasoline shortages by maintaining large stores of oil at the country's military bases.
• B)guard against state governments defaulting on their debt obligations by limiting budget expenditures.
• C)guard against the federal government defaulting on its debt obligations by limiting budget expenditures.
• D)guard against bank failures during a sudden economic scare by making sure that banks
• Do not overextend themselves.

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